SRL News — Dangerous and Disturbing Mechanical Presentations Since 1979

SRL will be performing live in the Los Angeles Downtown Arts District. Featuring the debut of the new Sneaky Soldiers, a remote controlled army of revolutionaries and recent addition to the SRL machine family. Also appearing, some of the old favorites along with the fabulous crew!

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*** POST-SHOW INFO, IMAGES, VIDEO, PRESS HERE ***

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Mark Pauline on Detours Panel Discussion

by srl on 2005-03-07

Mark Pauline on Detours Panel Discussion

The Huntington Beach Art Center is pleased to present Detours, featuring the
work of Center for Tactical Magic (CTM), Critical Art Ensemble (CAE),
Finishing School (FS), and Survival Research Laboratories (SRL). This multimedia
exhibition defines various collective practices and explores their motivations,
methodologies, and audiences as viable models of interaction and production
through installation, documentation, print, video, and web material.

Where: Huntington Beach Art Center is located at 538 Main St. 92648

When: March 12 – April 10, 2005

Panel Discussion and Opening Reception: March 12 from 6 – 10 PM

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Web Site Update (Feb 2005)

by srl on 2005-02-26

Web site changes

Added pictures from Ami Sun and Scott Beale to the RE/Search Book Party for JG Ballard’s QUOTES at City Lights

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JG Ballard Quotes Party

by srl on 2005-02-24

Mark Pauline and SRL Crew at JG Ballard Quotes Party (RE/Search)

City Lights Bookstore will host a special RE/Search event
THUR FEB 24 7pm
celebrating the recently-released JG BALLARD QUOTES book.

261 Columbus at Broadway, San Francisco.
415-362-8193.

Event curator: Peter Maravelis of City Lights.

Featured Guests:

1. Mark Pauline. Founder and Director of Survival Research
Laboratories (SRL), a San Francisco art institution since 1978. SRL pioneered the genre of violent machine art performance on large locations, incorporating and innovating cutting-edge computer technology and remote-controlled robotics. Mr. Pauline is also a graphic artist, engineer, inventor, writer, and has lectured at numerous universities and museums in the U.S., Europe, and Japan. He has been featured in V. Vale’s Search & Destroy, RE/Search magazine, the Industrial Culture Handbook, Pranks, the 1984 JG Ballard celebration at Fort Mason, and will be featured in the forthcoming J.G. Ballard INTERVIEWS book.

2. SRL engineer Karen Marcelo maintains the SRL website (srl.org) and is responsible for coding internet controllers for tele-operated lethal devices used in many SRL shows. She provides vital assistance to STELARC as a programmer and technical facilitator.

3. Eric Paulos received his PhD in Computer Science from UC Berkeley and is currently a senior research scientist at Intel where he heads the Urban Atmospheres group focused on exploring the proactive archeology of our urban landscapes and emerging technology. Dr. Paulos is also a long time associate of SRL and director of the Experimental Interaction Unit. Eric has developed numerous teleoperated robots and interaction system throughout the years and is also teaching a course at the San Francisco Art Institute. (www.paulos.net)

4. R.U. Sirius (aka Ken Goffman) has enjoyed a long career as editor of High Frontiers and Mondo 2000 magazine, and is the author of six books, including the recently-published Counterculture Through the Ages (with Dan Joy). He was a friend to Timothy Leary and Terence McKenna.

5. David Pescovitz is Co-Editor of the popular Boing-Boing blog. His writings on science, technology and art have been featured in Scientific American, the New York Times, Popular Science, and many other publications. He is co-author of the book Reality Check, based on his long-running futurist column in Wired magazine where he is currently a contributing writer.

6. SM Gray‘s amazing photographs are featured in JGBALLARD QUOTES. He is a veteran of the 70s punk rock cultural revolution. (telepoetic.com)

7. Joe Donohoe is a San Francisco independent writer and taxicab driver. He has written an introduction to the forthcoming JGBALLARD INTERVIEWS book.

Featured guests will read a selection of their favorite quotations
from the JGBALLARD QUOTES book, and will be introduced by V. Vale and Marian Wallace, editors and publishers. Assistant Editor, Mike Ryan will also be present.

Latest release: J.G. Ballard: Quotes A mini-review from an avid
RE/Search reader: “This book is like a travel guide to your own mind. No matter what the subject, Ballard nails it. Nobody else has predicted the future as well as Ballard–why don’t more people know about him?!”

http://www.researchpubs.com/ has more information, excerpts and covers.

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Mystery Show

by srl on 2005-01-26

SRL will be performing this April in California. Information about the location and exact time of the show will be released on the day of the show. No advance tickets will be offered for sale. Admittance and seating will be first come first serve and there will be limited seating capacity. This show will feature the destruction of SRL’s first multiple CNC generated machines, some old favorites, and as always, plenty of surprises.

SRL announces the release of the DVD of our last event in the LA area. “SRL in Downtown LA” features extreme flame footage and Pitching Machine Mayhem, and special guest appearances by the LAFD.

This show took place in connection with the Post Gallery Show curated by Susan Joyce on July 5th 2002. Editing by Alan Kelley, video shoot directed by Dave Scandina. Only $15! For excellent DVD quality. Please see the SRL order page for ordering.

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SRL Brisbane Takeover

by srl on 2004-10-26

SRL Brisbane Takeover

Mark Pauline / SRL accepts the Brisbane Achievement Award for Recognition in the Arts presented by the Brisbane mayor Oct 25 2004

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